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Ebb

🔄 Synonyms of "Ebb"

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lownounSituated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
waneverb(intransitive) To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.
ebbingnounThe action of something that ebbs.
refluxnoun(pathology) The leaking of stomach acid up into the oesophagus.

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surgenounA sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
tidenounThe daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.

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lownounA low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).
refluxnoun(pathology) The leaking of stomach acid up into the oesophagus.
wanenounA gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.
recedingnounThe action of something that recedes.
valleynounAn elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it.
fluxnounA state of ongoing change.
flownounMovement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
surgenounA sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
drop-offnounA delivery; the act of leaving a package, etc.
descendantnounOne of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
downswingnounThe portion of any movement along an arc or curve, heading in a lower direction.
declinenounThe act of declining or refusing something.
downturnnounA downward trend, or the beginnings of one.
dwindleverb(intransitive) To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size or intensity.
slumpnounA heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period.
recedeverbTo move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
abatenoun(uncountable) Abatement; reduction; (countable) an instance of this.
eibnoun(military, US, countable) Initialism of Expert Infantryman Badge.
recessionnoun(economics) A period of reduced economic activity.
scpnoun(uncountable) A genre of science fiction horror consisting of quasi-scientific reports on the capture, containment, and attempted study of a variety of supernatural entities by the fictional shadow organization known as the SCP Foundation.

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